Kaye's and Malleson's History of the Indian Mutiny of 1857–8

Kaye and Malleson's comprehensive first-hand History is a lucid and interesting account covering the Indian Mutiny's causes and events.

John Kaye (Author), George Bruce Malleson (Author), George Bruce Malleson (Edited by)

9781108023276, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 16 December 2010

410 pages, 4 maps
21.6 x 2.3 x 14 cm, 0.52 kg

This six-volume History of the Indian Mutiny was first produced in 1890 by Colonel George Malleson (1825–1898), who combined Sir John Kaye's History of the Sepoy War in India with his own later work. Kaye (1814–1876) was a prolific writer of biography and history who started the Calcutta Review in 1844. His use of first-hand evidence, collected from personal and professional contacts, supports (perhaps predictably) his assertion that the rebellion is a story of British 'national character', and the narrative is illustrated with biographical and personal anecdotes. Malleson's contributions however are derived from his controversial 'Red Pamphlet' (1857) and other writings, in which he is unafraid to criticise or praise British troops and administration as the occasion demands. Volume 5 narrates the ending of the Mutiny, concluding, as Kaye had initially proposed, that the events of the period illustrate British strength of character and fortitude.

Preface
List and short description of places mentioned in this volume
Book XIII. Bombay, Central India, and the Dakhan: 1. Lord Elphinstone, Mr. Seton-Karr, and Mr. Forjett
2. Central India and Durand
3. The Sagar and Narbada territories, and Nagpur
4. The dominions of the Nizam
Book XIV. Central India, Kirwi, Gwallar, and the Southern Maratha Country: 1. Sir Hugh Rose in central India
2. Kirwi and Bandah
3. Sir Hugh Rose at Gwallar
4. The southern Maratha country and Le Grand Jacob
Book XV. The pacification of Oudh and of the North-West. Repression of outbreaks in the Panjab: 1. Lord Canning's Oudh proclamation
2. The pacification of Oudh
3. The Punjab and the North-West
Book XVI. Tantia Topi and the Queen's Proclamation: 1. The pursuit of Tantia Topi
2. The trial of the King of Dehli and the Queen's proclamation
Book XVII. The Causes of the Mutiny
Appendix.

Subject Areas: Asian history [HBJF]